Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American saxophonist David Newman's Quintet, with guest appearances by Stanley Turrentine and Hank Crawford, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1988 and released on the Atlantic label.Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 27, 2018David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 27, 2018Jazzdisco: Atlantic Records Discography: 1979-present accessed November 27, 2018Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it: "An enjoyable set of soulful, straight-ahead jazz.".
Track listing "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 7:46 "Chenya" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 8:33 "Slippin' Down" (David Leonhardt) – 6:53 "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) – 7:34 "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 7:48 "Filthy McNasty" (Horace Silver) – 7:21 "Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) – 12:34 Additional track on CD release "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 9:25 Additional track on CD release
Personnel David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 2–4) Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8) Steve Nelson – vibraphone Kirk Lightsey – piano David Williams – bass Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums
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